Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to take No. 4, motion re election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle; No. 5, motion re restoration of Bills to the Order Paper; and No. 2, Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that all divisions demanded in the House this week shall be taken manually; that Nos. 4 and 5 shall be decided without debate; that the Second Stage of No. 2 shall be taken today and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m.; the speeches of a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fine Gael and the Labour Party, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the speech of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case; Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; and that the parliamentary questions next for answer by the Taoiseach on EU matters shall be taken on the same day as statements on the EU Council meeting in Brussels, which are scheduled to be taken on Wednesday, 27 June 2007, and shall be moved to be taken first as ordinary oral questions to the Taoiseach on that day. Private Members' business will be No. 7, motion re co-location hospital plans.

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